HW-MN0804868 – Residency
6th sighting in South Africa
HW-MN0804868 @133558
Jan 26 – 31, 2026 · South Africa
South Africa · Jan 2026
53 m
Deepest dive
2:49
Longest dive
60
Dives
- Sightings
- 4
- Days between first and last sighting
- 5
- Deepest dive on record
- 53 m · this residency
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 2026 | 42 m | 14.3°C | 38 m |
| Jan 29, 2026 | 62 m | 14.7°C | 39 m |
| Jan 30, 2026 | 34 m | 14.6°C | 28 m |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 85 m | 14.8°C | 53 m |
Seafloor and sea temperature measured · ✳ dives modelled
Deepest dive against the seafloor, per sighting
Seafloor · measured Deepest dive · modelledDepth runs down from the surface. The modelled dive never passes the measured seafloor at that sighting.
Dives
53 m
Deepest dive
2:49
Longest dive
60
Dives
17 m
Avg dive depth
4
Sightings
5
Days first → last
Dive metrics are modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →Dive profile
modelledDepth shaped by the seafloor limit here (85 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jan 31, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 85 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 14.8°C
- Distance from shore
- 14.0 km
Across the residency · 4 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 34 m – 85 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 14.3°C – 14.8°C
- Distance from shore
- 3.0 km – 14.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 4 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.